The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-11
STATE NEWS.

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to the crops and broad smiles to the
planters face.
Thibodaux Sentinel We saw
bill oil sale Of IS barrels of potatoes
this week that nctted the grower
over one hundred dollars.
RobeIine Reporter: The crop
prospect of our parish was never
better. From all sections Of our
parish as we'll as Sabine and Vernon
the password is. good crops.
Arcadia Advance: Copions rains
have made the crops throughout this
section Of the State, and in fact the
entire cotton belt flourish as they
have scarcely ever flourshed before.
| IberviIle South The crops of cot
ton and corn were never better on
The MatIrne and McCardle planta
'ons, in the Warrington section o.
this parish. The cotton now has
blossoms in great number.
Pointe Conpcc Banner In riding
over few of the crops on False
River this week, we find them look
ing exceedingly we'll and far ad
vanced for the season. The corn is
exceptionally fine and a full yield is
predicted.
Capitolian-Advodate The gar.
dens this year have done well. Our
vegetable market has a better yarie-
ty and is we'll supplied. The potato
crop does not seem 70 he entirely
/ exhausted. The bulk Of the crop,
however, is now marketed.
Sugar Bowl: A considerable
quantity oil hail fell in the A TAXA
pas district last week. hut this place
escaped. In st. Martin parish the
stones fell in large quantities, and
were OF respectable size. No serious
damage is reported in consequence,
Attakapas American: There was
shipped from New Orleans recently
by the Morgan Line to New York
1854 barrels new potatoes. 1900
barrels Creole onions, and rs cases
of Creole eggs. This looks as il
the products of the Attakapas are
finding new market.
Farncrvilc Gazette There never
has been more favorable prospect
for large crops in our parish than
the present one presents. From
every section the good news is, eek.
cellent crops and in good condi-
tion." Moderate rains have been
general throughout the parish.
Techc Pilot The Attakapas and
Plaquemine Improvement Associa-
ton will send a delegate to the
Waterway Convention that meets
at Memphis in October. Now is
tho time to organize branch associa-
tions to send delegates to district
convention so that competent man
may he selected. Organize at once.
New iberia Enterprise: From all
quarters come the most favorable
reports of the growing crops. The
weather is most propi,loas and the
fields are as clean as gardens. Lay,
ing by OF cane has commenced in
earnest and vii! soon be finished;
the corn crop is considered made,
ard barring weather casualties, this
years harvest will be one Of the most
bountifnl of the past decade.
Lake Charles Commercial: Crop
prospects in Louisiana, according to
reports in our exchanges, are the
best vc have had for years. The
corn crop has been layed by, and is
first-class. The sugar cane, rice and
cotton crops are very promising, aud
we confidently anticipate an era OF
prosperity and rapid progress in all
sections of the State, far in excess of
any period in its past history.
Washington Argus: The crops
in this section are about the best we
have seen for years. especially the
corn crop; most all of 1t has been
layed by. and it is remarked by
many old experienced farmers that
the corn crop is at least three weeks
in advance, comparing it's growth
with previous years. The cotton
crop is also good but young and
somewhat small on account of tho
cold weather and late rains which
prevented planting. The rice crop